Food Crisis In India

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In this essay, I will compare and contrast several solutions to India’s Food Crisis. The major points that are highlighted focus on the issues of climate change, government and energy. After will then conclude by discussing the positive and negative of these solutions and which one is the most important. India’s food crisis should be a worldwide concern because India’s problems are faced all round the world. If the solutions are implement and see great success, it will pave way for other countries to use the solutions and be able to have food security.

“A major issue in India is food security. Compared to other countries, India faces climatic, economic and social issues.”
India has the world’s highest percentage of arable land area and also ranks first in gross irrigated croplands. India produces enough food and has enough to export. Yet there are millions live without two square meals per day. India’s food crisis is slightly different from food crisis in other countries of the world that are facing shortage of supply of food grains. In case of India it is not a supply pushed crisis, but it is a case of the poor peoples are unable to get access to food. This is because of the ineffective and inefficient marketing strategies, lack of adequate storage facilities and man created hoarding. Farming provides livelihood to nearly 60% of India’s 1.1 billion people even though farm produce comprises only 18% of the India’s current GDP. India is largely insulated from food prices due to huge stocks, but has challenges like inefficient distribution system and poor storage facilities
Climate Change
The most concerning challenge facing India’s agriculture is climate change. Climate change leads to irreversible damage to land ...

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Food Policies

Energy

About 70% of India's energy generation capacity is from fossil fuels, with crude oil accounting for 28% of India's total energy consumption Economic growth is driving its energy demand. India is largely dependent on fossil fuel imports to meet its energy demands by 2030; India's dependence on energy imports is expected to exceed 53% of the country's total energy consumption.
The introduction of biofuel as an alternate fuel to supplement transport fuels is one of the solutions for India’s food crisis. By adopting this action, they are able to alleviate pressures in regard to fuel and food stock. The government is planning to have a 20 percent diesel blend but due to lack of research and development the ability to use Jatrohpa seeds is not promising. The reason is due to its high-yielding and drought tolerance

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